“I love Martinsville. It’s a great track and I always seem to run well there. I’m anxious to see how the low-downforce package works there. I think it’s going to feel a little different – not terribly different – but it will be a little bit different than previously. The one thing I’ve struggled with the last couple times we raced at Martinsville was that the tire we had been running would build loose on me. I just couldn’t quite get comfortable on the long run with my drive-off without sacrificing the turn in the center early in the run.

“But I’ve always had speed at Martinsville. I always run well on long runs. I always seem to outperform cars that I’m running with. So, I always walk into Martinsville with my head high and with optimism.”